Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ivan Txeru started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Chelsea Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Henry didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Valentin Efren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Sein in the 9th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Efren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Chelsea Football Club's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Efren came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Chelsea Football Club's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Efren came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Chelsea Football Club's Gualterio Qwinton got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentin Efren was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Patricio Costa advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 36th minute. Valentin Efren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joshua Secada, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentin Efren saved Chelsea Football Club from getting behind.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Txeru went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Ivan Txeru sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentin Efren was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. After 63 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valentin Efren was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Valentin Efren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Txeru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Valentin Efren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Valentin Efren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. After a rather tough play, Chelsea Football Club's Manuel Henry got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 82ndth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelsea Football Club's Valentin Efren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 92nd minute of the match, Ivan Txeru tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Camilo Gaos fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Camilo Gaos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Venezuela fully deserved thier win.